State
House Records Reveal Lawmakers’ Taxpayer-Funded News Sources
Newly obtained records provide a closer look at the news sources Texas lawmakers are using taxpayer funds to subscribe to.
Attorney General Paxton Seeks Injunction Against NCAA To Protect Women’s Sports
Paxton said the NCAA’s policy “treats sex as a changeable characteristic determined by a birth certificate instead of biology.”
State Sen. Middleton Files Measure to Ban Taxpayer-funded Lobbying
Ending the practice is one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities for the 89th legislative session.
Analysis: Texas Lottery Vendor IGT Sued Alongside Lottery.com and Former Director
Meanwhile Gov. Greg Abbott passes the money-laundering buck.
State Archive
As Things Stand Now, Dade Phelan Needs Democrats to Stay Speaker
The ever-shifting landscape of the race for Speaker of the House had its most recent shift Friday evening, as challenger David Cook released a list of 48 Republican colleagues who he says are “committed to his candidacy” over current Speaker Dade Phelan. Two members...
Texas Law Enforcement Rids Border Island of Criminal Cartel Activity
Texas has successfully curtailed cartel presence and criminal activity on an uninhabited border island after declaring it state property last year. Fronton Island—located in Starr County and sitting in the Rio Grande—was once a hotspot for cartel activity. As part of...
Analysis: Texans Are Already Taxed Like Kamala Harris Is in Charge
A few weeks ago, legacy and social media outlets were abuzz with Kamala Harris' latest attention-grabbing policy proposal: a tax on unrealized gains. The blowback was swift. Like other proposals the Harris camp has floated during her coronation campaign, the...
Texas Sues Biden Admin Over Rule Classifying Gender Dysphoria as a Disability
Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden-Harris administration to stop a new regulation that would rewrite federal disability law to include “gender dysphoria.” On Thursday, Paxton—alongside the States of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana,...
Hood County Commissioners Adopt No-New-Revenue Property Tax Rate
Hood County officials voted 3-1 to keep spending in check and spare residents from a property tax increase. During a meeting on Tuesday, Hood County Commissioners Court members approved a budget based on the taxpayer-friendly no-new-revenue rate. The NNR rate raises...
A&M to Deactivate ‘LGBTQ’ Studies Minor and Social Justice Certificate
A Texas A&M spokesperson has confirmed that the university will deactivate 38 certificates and 14 minors, including the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies minor. The A&M spokesperson told The Battalion that the official list of deactivated...
The Fate of Texas’ Border Is At a Crossroads, What’s Next?
The future of illegal crossings along Texas’ border with Mexico hinges largely on the results of the 2024 presidential election—and Texans have something to say about it. “They are not staying here,” Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith said. “They are moving through....
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Karl Rove’s Pro-gambling Wife on Texas A&M PAC Board
Texas A&M University System, a supposedly conservative institution, has a gambling lobbyist on the board of their political action committee. Rachel Horton, a member of the State Republican Executive Committee, posted to X about Texas A&M’s political action...
Advocates Stress Water Conservation in Legislative Hearing
The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources met this week to discuss water conservation in Texas amid the water emergency that it is currently facing. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has been stressing Texas’ current water emergency. “Texas is out of water. We...